Darkmoon Faire Made Easy

Understanding the Darkmoon Faire and the Darkmoon IslandThis guide was written for anyone interested in the Darkmoon Faire. It covers all the basics and FAQs that most people want to know. My aspiration is that this guide will help loads of people understand and enjoy the Darkmoon Faire as much as I have. Please rate this guide & comment if you find it helpful.

***This is currently under construction. And I'm sorry for any delay.***

The Basics

When is it?

The Darkmoon Faire comes to town once per month, starting on the 1st Sunday of the month, and lasts for one week.

Where is it?

You can also talk to a Darkmoon Faire Mystic Mage (found in most major cities) who will teleport you to the entrance of the DMF for a small fee.

When you're done you can exit the DMF by the portal on the dock (Southern part of the Island) or you can go back to where you first teleported in.

CREDIT: This map stolen (with permission) from Icy-Veins.Throughout writing this guide I took pride in having all the pictures original, taken by myself throughout numerous Darkmoon Faires.However, this map is so darn good, it made no sense for me to try and reproduce another map.See the Icy-Veins article about the Darkmoon Faire at http://www.icy-veins.com/darkmoon-faire-wow

Lastly, you may need to bring items for the profession quests. I can't tell you how annoying it is to get all the way into the DMF and realize you forgot Simple Flour for cooking. (See the Profession section of this guide. It will tell you what to bring for each profession quest).

If you're a lower level toon, you can talk to "Dusty" Brandom and take a Darkmoon Strider as a temp mount down to the faire. It actually acts like a buff, so when you want to dismount just right-click on the buff. Keep in mind that once you cancel the mount buff you can't re-mount without going back to "Dusty" Brandom. You can also ride the ponies at the back of the Faire (56,81), or use one of your own ground mounts, riding skill permitting.

Extra Day of Dailies:The Darkmoon Faire begins early Sunday morning, before dailies reset. There is enough time to accept and complete all eight of the daily quests before the reset. This will net you an additional 21 Darkmoon Prize Tickets - six from the regular games and fifteen from the two pet battle quests.

Primary Professions:You can unlearn and relearn (and level to at least 75) primary professions to do the other primary profession quests. (However, not sure why anyone would want to delete a primary profession just for more DMF tickets when you can get them in other ways without losing a primary profession.)

Mailing Darkmoon Game Prize:Darkmoon Game Prize is not soulbound and therefore available to mail to alts if you want to stack Darkmoon Prize Tickets on specific toons. Just remember it needs to be the same faction on the same server to mail them.

Tickets carry over to future DMFs (IE: You don't lose them) and are found in your currency tab.

80 Tickets From Artifacts

Looted in dungeons, raids, or battlegrounds if you have the Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide on you.You can also find these on the Auction House.You can mail these to alts.Each artifact can be turned in once per toon, per DMF.

20 Tickets From Profession Quests

You'll need a skill of 75+ (and remember to train Professional Journeyman at skill 50 for your profession).If you're max level, you'll get gold as a reward instead of what's listed here.These can be completed once per toon, per DMF.See also: Faire Favors

10 Tickets From The Monthly Quest

Test Your StrengthFrom NPC Kerri HicksRewards: 10Darkmoon Prize Tickets, 250 rep with DMFWhat to do: Kerri Hicks wants you to collect 250 Grisly Trophies. Trophies are obtained as long as you kill creatures that offer experience or honor and you have the Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide with you. It is possible to complete this quest during the week. Pick it up on Sunday, kill the 250 quest requirements, & turn it in at the end of the week. Otherwise you'll pick up the quest one DMF, and turn it in the subsequent DMF. Which is all fine and good. However, once you turn it in that's it for that DMF. And you can't pick the quest back up again until the next DMF. So, even if you acquired the quest the previous month, you don't get it again if it's still an outstanding quest in your log. (IE: You have to turn this quest in to close it & "reset" it. Only then is it available to snag again during the next DMF.)This can be completed once per toon, per DMF.

It's Hammer TimeFrom NPC Mola Rewards: Darkmoon Game Prize & 250 reputation with DMF, repeatable everyday per toon. It can also reward the following achievement:That's Whack! (rewards Hogs' Studded Collar) What to do: The goal is to get 30 points in one minute. Points are accumulative so you can do this multiple times to achieve the points required to complete this mini-game. Go for the gnolls and hoggers, but avoid the babies (they stun you). Note: Don't worry if there're other toons in the gaming area. Everyone has their own "phase" and sees different whackable items. So while you see a baby, someone else may see a hogger. Also if more than one person is whacking the same barrel, everyone gets the point, so again don't panic if you see someone running for "your barrel." Also, you will be sent out of the gaming area and stunned for a few seconds after the time has expired. This is normal, and the same thing that happens to someone running into the gaming area uninvited. Helpful Hints: Keep running! When you whack a barrel you will stop running to smash it, then mouse turn to the next one. Rinse & repeat. Holding down your running key will save precious seconds between barrels. Look for new barrels! Barrels that just popped have a puff of smoke. So if it's a choice of running to an older barrel or a newer one, pick the newer one if you think you'll miss the older one. Go for Hoggers whenever possible! Remember they give you more points.VIDEO-IT'S HAMMER TIME

VIDEO-THAT'S WHACK!

The Humanoid CannonballFrom NPC Maxima Blastenheimer Rewards: Darkmoon Game Prize & 250 reputation with DMF, repeatable everyday per toon See also: Blastenheimer Bullseye What to do: Get 5 points. You don't have to aim, the cannon automatically shots you in a line to the quest ring, so just hit 1 at the right time to fall into the center. You can get 5 points by getting a bullseye, 3 points by getting close to the center of the ring, or 1 point for being near the target ring in the water. Points are accumulative so you can do this multiple times to achieve the points required to complete this mini-game. After you land in the water, instead of running back, you can get a teleport back to the cannon for a small fee by the NPC standing on the shore fishing named Teleportologist Fozlebub. Note: Turn off anything that will affect your fall or make you go splat. Examples are: Levitate, Slow Fall, Water Walking, Path of Frost, Elixir of Water Walking, etc. I mention this as many people use these abilities (or mounts) that can walk on water for fishing at the DMF. So just remember to remove them before being shot out of the cannon. Helpful Hints: Aim your camera down! It helps if you're looking toward the ground to gauge the water ring. Only worry about when to release your wings! Remember, you don't have to fly left or right, you can only go straight. The countdown is pretty accurate, so release around the time when you hear the "one" during the 5,4,3,2,1 countdown. You should be a little bit before the water ring when you release your wings, because when you release you don't fall straight down, you'll act like you have inertia and go a little bit farther.VIDEO-THE HUMANOID CANNONBALL

He Shoots, He Scores!From NPC Rinling Rewards: Darkmoon Game Prize & 250 reputation with DMF, repeatable everyday per toon See also: Quick Shot What to do: Get 25 points within one minute. Points are accumulative so you can do this multiple times to achieve the points required to complete this mini-game. Points are earned by shooting one of the three marked targets. Basically, you'll see an arrow over one of the three targets - shoot that one for points. You can get 2-3 shots per target if you're fast enough, and getting a Quick Shot will give you extra points. The easiest way to do this mini-game is to stand in the middle, right in front of (not on top of) the booth - and mouse turn to aim. Note: Please be respectful of other players. This NPC hands out four quests and can be one of the busier NPCs at the DMF. So... don't be Rudeness McInconsiderate and block the gaming area with your Mammoth or Kodo mount. If you don't feel like dismounting, make sure you're at the left-most side of Rinling, on the outside of the shooting area. Helpful Hints: Get multiple shots in! You can get two to three shots in per target (two is very do-able, three is harder). If you can get a feel for the timing of when the next target will be marked, you can actually shoot and mouse turn at the same time. Then shoot again. You get more points for a "quick shot!" So try and be quick on the draw each target.VIDEO-HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES!

Tonk CommanderFrom NPC Finlay Coolshot Rewards: Darkmoon Game Prize & 250 reputation with DMF, repeatable everyday per toon. As well as the achievement Ace Tonk Commander if you score 45 hits in one session (rewards Darkmoon Tonk Controller) What to do: Get 30 points within one minute. Points are accumulative so you can do this multiple times to achieve the points required to complete this mini-game. Sometimes a target won't blow up, however you will get the point(s). Just keep hitting 1 until it does blow up. Also, look for a cluster of targets instead of driving from target to target. Note: Watch out for the Zeppelin and other enemy tonks. They will blow you up. You'll hear a "ding" & see a green arrow above you if an enemy tonk has targeted you. Helpful Hints: Go for clusters! It's easier to shoot several targets at once than drive around to one target at a time. Avoid the enemy tonks & zep! They will blow you up. Run away little girl! If you are targeted by an enemy tonk, run away or move perpendicular when you see them aim for you. Face the target! Remember to have your tonk face the target when you go to fire at it. So you can be in a cluster and: move->fire, move->fire, move->fire. Where you're moving just a smigen so you face each target for each shot. (However, if you're going for the achievement... drive around and just spamCannon! Currently it seems like the more people in the area, the faster the targets spawn. So if you're on a low pop server, you might want to invite a few friends to go into the area with you and afk to spawn what's needed for this achievement.)VIDEO-TONK COMMANDER

Target: TurtleFrom NPC Jessica Rogers Rewards: Darkmoon Game Prize & 250 reputation with DMF, repeatable everyday per toon. As well as Triumphant Turtle Tossing if you successfully toss 10 rings onto Dubenko the Darkmoon Turtle in one session. (rewards Darkmoon Ring-Flinger) What to do: Get 3 rings on the turtle. Points are accumulative so you can do this multiple times to achieve the points required to complete this mini-game. You'll press 1 to create a green aiming circle, then click the mouse to throw the ring there. Note: The turtle moves sporadically, so sometimes it's easier to throw the rings in the middle as he's running back to the center of the ring. Helpful Hints: Target the center and start casting to throw your ring as soon as he begins to run back to the middle! When Dubenko (the turtle) starts to wonder about, he zips to a random location, then zips back to the center. Because you know he always goes back to the center, just time your ring throws then. Remember to aim! You want to aim prior to throwing your rings.VIDEO-TARGET: TURTLE

Firebird's ChallengeFrom NPC Ziggie Sparks Rewards: Darkmoon Game Prize & 250 reputation with DMF, repeatable everyday per toon. It can also reward the following achievements:Flying HighRingmasterBrood of Alysrazor (rewards toy Blazing Wings) What to do: Fly through a series of rings, at least 15 for daily quest credit or more if you are going for the achievements. Note: Each ring refreshes your flying buff, and there are a series of three achievements you can get. Helpful Hints: Make sure to look ahead and plan rings with enough time to refresh your flying buff!VIDEO-FIREBIRD'S CHALLENGE!

The Real Big RaceFrom NPC Patti Earnhard Rewards: Darkmoon Game Prize, repeatable everyday per toon. However, you can do More Big Racing! as often as you want. It can also reward the following:Big Rocketeer: Gold (reward Race MiniZep) - complete with a Rocketeer within 20 tollsBig Race Roadhog (reward Checkered Flag) - complete with a Racing Strider within 20 tollsBig Wanderluster: Gold (reward Darkmoon Gazer) - complete with a Wanderluster within 20 tollsBig Powermonger: Gold (reward Darkmoon Cannon) - complete with a Powermonger within 20 tollsWhat to do: Race as fast as possible through various tolls (checkpoints). Note: To start, pick up the quest (left side of the boardwalk) and just walk over the mount you want to use. When you're done, just right click the mount buff to exit the vehicle. Helpful Hints: Use the speed boosts and special abilities often. You DON'T have to go through every banner (you DO have to go through every checkpoint though), so you can take a few shortcuts like leaping up the mountain (just grab your friend with the 3rd ability who's on the quest and parked up the mountain side if you're on the Strider mount!) or jumping off the entrance hillside. The "ground loot" changes! So you might find yourself waiting for the rocket for a few seconds.VIDEO-BIG ROCKETEER: GOLD

The Deathmatch Pavilion, A Free-For-All PvP Area

Since the Darkmoon Faire* is a sanctuary, this is the only place you're allowed to beat the snot out of your fellow toons. Any level can enter the pit and PvP each other, however the Deathmatch only occurs every three hours (at 12:00am Midnight, 3am, 6am, 9am, 12:00pm Noon, 3pm, 6pm, 9pm, etc).*The Darkmoon Faire is a sanctuary, the Island is not. So you can & will get flagged outside the Faire area on the Island.See also:Pit FighterMaster Pit FighterDarkmoon DuelistDarkmoon Dominator

World Bosses

Darkmoon Rabbit

-The Darkmoon Rabbit is found on the Southeastern part of the island, usually in a small cave on the beach. (Approximately 77,79)-Successfully killing this adorable little fluff monster requires a bunch of people, so bring a group.-Grants you the achievement That Rabbit's Dynamite!-He always drops one Darkmoon Rabbit battle pet, per kill. (Happy loot rolling!)-He spawns roughly two days after being killed. (36+ hours)-He is group tagged.-He has the abilities:Vicious Streak This is Physical Damage.Interdimensional Hop This is basically a "Bunny Blink."HUGE, SHARP TEETH! This will randomly target some poor sap, confuse 'em, and cause some pretty decent (physical) damage to them. 25% of your health every second to be precise. (Basically, just have someone in your party heal through it.)<---Cave where the vicious bunny resides...

Moonfang, the Darkmoon Den Mother

-The Darkmoon Den Mother Moonfang is found on the Western side of the island in the woods, and spawns next to the tree with all the cages hanging from it. (Approximately 39,44)-Successfully killing her requires a bunch of people. -She randomly drops all sorts of personal loot. (IE: No rolling!) So if you want everything she drops, kill her multiple times because you have the possibility of getting loot on each and every kill. (IE: Sometimes there's loot, and sometimes not.)Moonfang's Pelt begins the quest Den Mother's DemiseMoonfang's Paw turns you into a mini-Moonfang for 10 minutesShimmering Moonstone is a temporary DMF mountMoonfang Shroud temporarily turns your helm into a wolf headMoon Moon is a Battle Pet-She can be summoned roughly one hour after being killed.-She is a shared tag.-She has the abilities:Leap for the Kill This is Physical Damage that will also knock you down if you're in melee range.Fangs of the Moon A stun that inflicts Arcane Damage plus increases your damage taken by 150% for eight seconds.Moonfang's Tears A hard hitting AoEMoonfang's Curse This will Mind Control anyone within 10 yards for five minutes, turning them into a half-wolf servant that's sporting a 200% increased damage buff.Call the Pack will summon adds called Moonfang PackmatesPrior to spawning, you will see Moonfang Snarlers and then Moonfang Dreadhowls. Kill these to summon Moonfang.

Buffs, Extra XP & Extra Rep Gain

Darkmoon Top Hat, Extra XP & Rep

The Darkmoon Top Hat gives the wearer a 10% experience & rep increase for one hour, and is consumed on use.

This item is a limited time, unique item, & stacks in your bag. Which means you can't mail it to alts, and it will disappear after the DMF leaves town. So, a word of caution: only purchase what you can use during the DMF. I wouldn't go bonkers stocking up. However, if you wait to open your Darkmoon Game Prizes after the DMF has ended, and it contains a Darkmoon Top Hat, you can still use the buff. The buff itself will not vanish if you log out in an inn, however the item itself is lost if not used before you log out during non-DMF times. So a word of advice, if you need the buff on another toon (leveling, rep grinding, getting the "Insane" achievement, pet battle leveling, etc), mail all your Darkmoon Game Prizes to that toon. You can also store the Darkmoon Game Prizes in your guild bank if that's an option.

No: This buff also does not stack with the WHEE! buff from the carousel.No: This buff does not persist through death.No: You do not lose the buff if you log out, but the time keeps ticking. (So if you log out for more than an hour = buff lost)Yes: This buff does help increase XP for pet battles.Yes. This stacks with the level 3 Trading Post (Increases reputation gain in Draenor by 20%)

Carousel Ride Buff for Extra XP & Rep

Experience and Reputation gains increased by 10%.

You'll need to buy the Ride Ticket Book from the NPC Kae Ti right out front of the Carousel. Click on it and it gives 5x Darkmoon Ride Ticket, which are different from Darkmoon Prize Tickets. (You'll find them in your bag instead of listed under currency, and they are only good for the carousel ride - not for buying merchandise from DMF vendors). They are NOT soulbound & stack up to 200. So you can send the Darkmoon Ride Ticket to alts, and they do not disappear when the DMF leaves town.

The longer you ride the carousel, the longer the buff WHEE! will last. (Up to one hour). However, if you have time left on your buff and re-ride the carousel, it will refresh your buff without spending a Darkmoon Ride Ticket.

No: This does not stack with the buff from wearing the Darkmoon Top Hat.No: This buff does not persist through death.No: You do not lose the buff after the DMF ends if you log out in an inn.Yes: This buff does help increase XP for pet battles.Yes. This stacks with the level 3 Trading Post (Increases reputation gain in Draenor by 20%)

Battle Pets

Obtained from killing the Darkmoon Rabbit located in the cave at the Southeast part of the island.This battle pet is a 100% guaranteed drop, per kill with the group loot system. (You have to win the roll to get it.)See the World Boss section of this guide for more infoNOTE: This pet will become a rare quality pet once added to your battle pet collection.

Obtained from killing Moonfang located in the woods on the Western side of the island.This battle pet is a random drop with the personal loot system. (You don't have to roll for it. Either it drops or it doesn't.)See the World Boss section of this guide for more info

Obtained from the quest Spawn of Jubjub. You'll need several Dark Iron Ales to lure the frog Jubjub (found in the woods) to the NPC Morja. When he gets close she will give you the quest. Make sure you have an extra Dark Iron Ale to give her as the quest turn in! Then she will give you the reward Unhatched Jubling Egg which takes about a week to hatch into the Jubling battle pet.VIDEO

Some battle pets come in a variety of qualities, skins, and breeds. Others have only one quality*, skin, and/or breed.Quality can be poor, common, uncommon, or rare. Skin is how the pet looks. Breed is how much Health, Power, and Speed the pet has. Typically, wild pets have more variety.

Each time a pet levels, it's stats (Health, Power, and Speed) are increased. The amount of this increase depends on the quality of the pet.Poor quality pets have their stats increased by 1Common quality pets have their stats increased by 1.1Uncommon quality pets have their stats increased by 1.2Rare quality pets have their stats increased by 1.3

Note: It doesn't matter at what level you capture or upgrade a pet. Stats are standard at level 25, and the percentage of Health, Power, and Speed is determined by breed.

Note #1: There honestly isn't a "better" breed. It all depends on what & how you battle, and that particular pet's role in a particular team. Sometimes you want to outlast the opponent (go for health), sometimes you want to strike first or set up defense (go for speed), or sometimes you want a heavy hitter (go for power).

Note #2: The average ratio between health and power is about 5 to 1. So, health and power balance each other out each 5th round (roughly). So if you think the battle will last under 5 rounds, power could be more important. If you think the battle will last over 5 rounds, you may consider health instead. (Don't underestimate the importance of speed in this mix either. There have been plenty of pet battles I have won by having the first hit on the last round.)

Epic Trinkets

Obtain the Ace,2,3,4,5,6,7&8 of a specific deck. Then click on any of the cards once to create the deck.

You can turn in decks from Vanilla to MoP to the NPC Professor Thaddeus Paleo and get your trinket.WoD trinkets don't have to be brought to the Darkmoon Faire. You can just create the trinket. However, you do need to visit him if you want to exchange a Joker for a different card. Jokers belong to specific decks, and can be swapped for any other card of that specific deck. One card per Joker:Iron Joker exchanges for a card from the Iron DeckMoon Joker exchanges for a card from the Moon DeckVisions Joker exchanges for a card from the Visions DeckWar Joker exchanges for a card from the War Deck

Fishing

Fishing can be really rewarding during the DMF. You can make a decent amount of gold fishing the randomly spawning pools of Shipwrecked Debris (picture left) which drop great loot from the crates you catch. Plus there are several rare items you can catch like the Sea Turtle or Steelscale Crushfish; with some items only obtainable during the Darkmoon Faire like the Sea Pony, or the Darkmoon Fishing Cap.

There's seriously just too many pieces of gear to list here. So if you're interested in Heirloom or Transmog gear, click on the NPCs listed above to see what they sell. Icy-veins.com also has a nice list of the heirloom gear & pictures of the transmog gear. And of course WoWHead has a great page of Heirloom Gear as well.

The Tauren Chieftains' who preform the song "Power of the Horde" at the top of every hour, are the alter egos of a few Blizzard employees, including Mike Morhaime (CEO) and Samwise Didier (Art Director). They were originally known as the Tenth Level Tauren Chieftains (level 10 being the highest level a tauren chieftain hero could be in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos) Source: Elite Tauren Chieftain, Darkmoon Faire Concert — Tauren Chieftains

There's an underwater cave at roughly 74,40 under a shipwreck. It looks like a Vash'jir cave and there are NPCs in it called Erinys, who walk around and cry. When you kill one, she drops Broken Promises which is a quest item you can turn in at level 100. This quest rewards a toy called Ring of Broken Promises

You are greeted with a poem when you enter the DMF (just hover your mouse over the arrows)

Ahead of You, Down the PathA Majestic, Magical Faire!Ignore the Darkened, Eerie WoodsIgnore the Eyes That Blink and StareFun & Games & Wondrous Sights!Music & Fireworks to Light Up the Night!Do Not Stop! You're Nearly There!Behold, My Friend: THE DARKMOON FAIRE!

About The Author

I haven't played WoW for a very long time. (Since March 2012, I'm a Cata baby!) However, I immediately got hooked on the Darkmoon Faire. I thought it was neato that I was playing a game inside a game. (Playing the mini-games, while playing WoW). I'm also one of those "explore everything" kind of people, so knowing the DMF was only available for a limited time, I went a bit bonkers with it. Pets & mounts are another passion of mine. It all started when I won the Reins of the Drake of the North Wind. After that I became a serious collector, and really enjoy the dragon pets & mounts.

Definitely Deserved Thank Yous: First a huge thank you to my friends and family for proof reading this a zillion times and providing valuable constructive feedback. Without them I'm sure this wouldn't be as complete. Secondly, a big fat thank you to SquireKel who wrote Guide Writing for Dummies. (You saved me hours of bashing my head against the wall trying to figure out code!) Lastly I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to rate and comment this guide. Throughout the growth process of this project, there have been numerous constructive comments with valuable feedback. All of which helped to shape this guide into what it is today. And I am very grateful for that! (So please keep the comments & ratings coming!)

All in all, this was a challenging experience that has become intrinsically rewarding. My aspiration is that this guide will help loads of people understand and enjoy the Darkmoon Faire as much as I have. I look forward to it each month, and with the help of this guide, hopefully you will too!

Commenti

Commento di Sparq300

Great guide. Plenty of information and a nice visual touch with the pictures.

Commento di armyspc19695

Excellent guide. It nice to be able to hit a guide like this for DMF since i tend to forget about some of the ticket sources and I'm finally getting off my arse and trying to do this rep grind. Gotta collect all the pets too

Commento di Razeew

Hey mate! Thank you ALOT for this guide. :)

I have one doubt tho, if each Daily Quest reward is only 1 Ticket, how do you say the total of the daily quests is 35 tickets?

Thank you! :)

Commento di Razeew

Ah! For the total days! Gotcha! I recently started playing WoW again (quit before Naxxramas), and my friend showed me the awesome Heirloom items for leveling, and by chance I stumbled upon them on the DFM, so I'm grinding tickets to get em. :)

Don't think I will make it this fair tho. :S We'll see. :)

Thank you very much again.

Edit: What are the requirements to be able to challenge the pet master, btw?

Edit2: I removed the first buff from sayge by right clicking and he doesnt give a second one, he tells me to return several hours later.

Commento di Violion

Simple guide for those who are starting Darkmoon Faire. This is the first guide I have given a 5 rating to. Added bit that makes this guide special to me is that author took time to edit screen shots and overlayed 'paintshop' marks.

..And lets face it, if were taking the time to look up a guide rather then playing we want it idiot proof so we can spend the most time playing.

Thanks for the nice guide

Commento di Razeew

"Anyone can battle the pet master" This is not true, I'm level 40, with my highest pet being 5 and I don't get the option to fight him.

Commento di Lubelle

Great guide. A few hints on how to beat the various mini-games in one or two shots would make it even better :)

Commento di BrookeGravitt

Excellent guide!

Commento di kissashark

Thank you everyone who I've stopped and asked if I can take your pic with the new 5.4 Moonfang items. After taking about 200 screen shots, and actually receiving (I think) all the items myself, I should be able to update this guide in the near future with all the new 5.4 stuff after sifting through all the pics to see which ones turned out the best. Also, I'm trying to compile a list of abilities that Moonfang does for a new "Boss section" (which I'll eventually move the Darkmoon Rabbit to too). What I have so far is: Leap for the Kill, Fangs of the Moon, Moonfang's Tears, & Moonfang's Curse. So if you know any I'm missing, reply to this comment please & TY.

Commento di Auden

Awesome guide, thanks!

I think now that Den Mother Moonfang is up around every hour, the easiest way to get dead in order to talk to ghosts - if you don't mind waiting the hour - is to go to this fight and stand in fire. I get bored waiting to drown. :) (On a PvP server you probably don't even have to bother standing in fire since you will be flagged by the time you get to the boss.)

A suggestion: you might clarify that the 145 total possible tickets per week is lower for lower level toons: 25 less (120) for toons under 85 (because of the two artifact quests that require level 85), another 3 less (117) for toons 15-19 (because you can't train Archaeology until 20) and it's much lower for a toon under 15 (because none of the artifact quests are available - I think it will be 62, but I'm not sure if there are any other limits that apply at low levels). I'm sure you're planning to add that it will be 155 with the Moonfang's Pelt quest, but that also will only be for 85+.

Some people have said you can get an extra 5 if DMF starts at, say, midnight, but daily quest reset is at 03:00, and you do the mini-game quests during that brief time on the first morning. But I don't know if that is still possible. I think they might have made DMF start at daily quest reset time now.

Commento di opalexian

AMAZING GUIDE! Very impressed with the thorough descriptions and concise instructions. You get my vote! :)

Commento di dRAEMtYGER

Very good guide. But for the quest It's Hammer Time you have "Baby", "Horse", and "Hogger". The joke is that the game is Whack-A-Gnoll (a.k.a. Whack-A-Mole IRL). So it's a baby gnoll, common gnoll and Hogger (awesome gnoll). Though now that you point it out the in-game puppets do look like horses...

Commento di XxSXBxX

Amazing guide. I've been gone from WoW for a chunk of time, and when I came back I come to learn that Darkmoon Fair was completely reworked. I couldn't of been more lost, although thanks to this I have a pretty good idea of what to do, and it covers just about everything there is to do.

Commento di furdude2

FYI, as long as you have the Whee Buff, you don't consume tickets to the Carousel. So if you keep the buff from Faire to Faire, you'll only need 1 ticket. Also, you can stack Buono di Lunacupa <--those on one character by sending all your Premio dei Giochi di Lunacupa to one character ;) i.e You can get like 55+ per day on one guy if you have max realms, if your really pushing hard you can get 110 items on day 2! Also you can save Cilindro di Lunacupa for after DMF, by not looting them from the boxes, as long as you keep them in the box, they won't disappear, but when you do take them out, normal rules apply, disappear if logged out, or die while using. A change happened at some point, now the Top Hats are only usable during DMF no more stashing 50 when its over to keep the buff.

Commento di kissashark

UPDATE: Thanks to comments and feedback, I have updated this guide again. Fixed some sections for clarity & correctness. Added videos for the battle pet master & daily mini-games. And re-formatted a few things to fit better (as WoWHead increased their right side menu, and I lost some real estate). Let me know if I missed anything! :)

Commento di runout74

I have my eye on several items for sale at the Darkmoon Faire using Darkmoon tickets. I am wondering what level is required to get into the faire? I don't have to spell out what I am thinking. Unfortunately, the faire just ended so I can't test out my theories. I am trying to maximize the number of tickets I can get. I already know the "Darkmoon Game Prize" is not bound and can be sent to my other chars. I am sure there is something that would stop me from doing what I am thinking of doing. It can't be that easy, can it? I think I can create 11 chars on a single realm. You do the math. So, just tell me what is wrong with my theory so I can move on to other things.

Thanks

Commento di Minernolan

Nice guide! It's very detailed and pretty much answers all the questions I'd have for the Darkmoon Faire!

Commento di furdude2

"Fun Fact" :D the Gnolls(not horses) face you when they come up, i.e you'll know which one was later by the way they face, this includes all 3, babies, regulars an hoggers.

Edit! :D DMF boxes not only can be mailed (to anyone) they can be Guildbanked!

Commento di TipperaryMan

Good guide - thanks!

Fr the Profession quests - if you forget a profession after doing the DMF related quest, and learn a different profession, you can do the DMF quest for the new profession in the same DMF (after raising it to 75+, of course).

Commento di perculia

Will be happy to resticky the guide when updated for 6.0.2!

Commento di free2bmenow

Very well done guide. I use it as a reminder every time I go to the faire. I do have one thing you might want to add in way of explanation.

Profession QuestArcheology

Yes, you can buy crates from the MOP spirit of harmony vendor, it takes 3 spirits to purchase one crate. It may take more than one crate to get the 15 fragments needed for the quest. Additionally, if your archeology is not 600 you can not trade the box in to Brann Bronzebeard - it requires 600 lvl archeology.

Commento di OmegaTou

Thank you for making this guide. It was very helpful when I needed to upgrade my heirlooms.

Commento di TheRealSaiph

I think the guide needs a small update concerning the Darkmoon Faire Mystic Mages who can teleport you to the portal. The guide simply says that they can be found in all major cities, but I'm searching all around Darnassus and I can't find one anywhere. Have they been changed/removed in one of the recent patches, I wonder? EDIT: I couldn't find a Mage anywhere in Darnassus, so I went to the Temple of the Moon, jumped through the portal to The Exodar, and found a Mage nearby. That's probably the quickest way to Darkmoon Isle from Darnassus now.

Commento di Redraveyn

I love your guide to the Dark Moon Faire alot like finding out the secrets to Disneyland. Lots of information I wasn't aware of. DMF actually helped out when I wanted to take my Alt in dungeons.. My valor points were just spent upgrading my mains gear (and I didnt really know the importance of BOA gear) but a guildmate suggested I go purchase BOA gear from the Faire with prize tickets! Who would have thought.. anyway Thanks for the guide.

Commento di bogmore

Your hogger game guide says the second one is a horse, it's not it's a Riverpaw Gnoll.

Commento di ikoala

One thing I don't get..."Firebird's Challenge" is mentioned among the achievements. But not among the daily quests.So, 6 quests per day for 7 days nets 42 tickets.

Commento di Razzeltov

If nothing else, the profession portion of this guide makes it great. Easy to see exactly what each of my alts need for a quick boost.

Thank You!

Commento di donotpay

Nice. Does anyone know if Blizzard plans to fix the bugs? 1) Firebird - a) go through ring, no credit given b) quest stops before time has expired (early slow fall) 2) Whack a Gnoll - a) stunned even though hit a gnoll or hogger 3) Target Turtle - a) the turtle doesn't "wander" on it's new path; appears to be too amped from doing meth. I could go on, but I think I'll just go.

Commento di Starlett

Fantastic guide! Kudos :)

Commento di nomsidious

I wanted to thank you for a great guide.

Commento di Briandris

Can anyone tell me what the buff is in the "Real Big Race" that looks like a little money/loot bag?

EDIT: @kissashark. Ty, you are correct btw. Your comment and a little more research confirmed it for me:)

Commento di lahtinen

Hi there - awesome guide, love it, will defo be recommending it to others! One point of interest is that El's Anglin is still currently offline :/

Commento di Derpthor

If you're playing on a free account, it may be worth your while to do all the profession quests.

It can take a while, since you have to level each one up to 75 to do the quests, only to drop the profession afterward and pick up a new one. However, if you finish every single one (not including Archaeology) you'll have a total of 53 tickets out of the quests instead of the 20 that the guide suggests.

Commento di Zugetz

I noticed in the pet battle vids the author is using a different UI for the pet battle than the default. Anyone know what add-on it is? Thx.

Commento di Knorf

First of all, Kissashark, cudos for a great guide. A real help for all that wants to get most out of the DMF.To add to your guide, there is great news for all that are hunting for tickets! (free accounts too!)

There now is a new quest available that has a 100 ! tickets reward.When at the Faire you first need to fish 100 darkmoon daggermaw's. With a 100 % droprate it will take you about 20 minutes to catch them. Sometimes when you're lucky you catch a bloated thresher, that will give you a lot of gold and 6 or 10 darkmoon daggermaws when opened.With the 100 darkmoon daggermaws you can buy a 'Faded treasure map" at the npc 'Galissa Sundew" .She can be found in the stand with the fishing trainer on the boardwalk on the DMF.With the map you can start a quest, called Silas' Secret Stash'.The quest wants you to find 5 clues, all to be found on the Darkmoon island.At the end you will get a treasure, that, when opened, will give you some elixers AND, yeeh, 100 tickets!Make sure to open the treasure first before ending the quest. I ve read that if you finish first, you only get the elixers.Don't know for sure, because I didn't dare to try ;-)For an exact whereabout of the clues, just search for the quest on this site. For a map see the comment by 'Vainio' , click his link for a 'visual aid' Good luck and enjoy hunting for clues ;-)Oh, and the quest is NOT account bound, so you can do it on all chars ;-)And extra note, for the fourth clue, when you are on the entrance road from the portal to the faire going down, just after you pass the npc with the 2 striders, you first get an arrow pointing left, then one pointing right, and just after that, when the road bends to the right, on your right is an DMF banner, reddish. Step of the road there and below that banner you'll find the fourth clue burried in some dirt.

Commento di Xandror

Instead of saying the portal is "Just Outside" of Thunderbluff, have it say its Just Southwest of Thunderbluff so people like myself don't have to fly around the city looking for it. Coords are 36,35 by the way.

Commento di smashingquasar

So since it seems noone ever took the time to calculate this, here is the total of Buono di Lunacupa you'll need to buy every single item (which has infinite duration and not a heirloom item) from the Darkmoon Faire:

Commento di dimestorecandy

Great guide !

In the section called "Trademark Fortunes - 2 Hour Buffs" the notes that say:...If you happen to get Sayge's Fortune #23 ... smile! Because you now have a quest for extra loot! ...those quest fortunes were removed from the game.http://wow.gamepedia.com/Sayge's_Fortunes#History : (The subject of this section has been removed from World of Warcraft in patch 4.3.0.)

Thanks for creating and maintaining one of the best guides of all time !